{"id":7027,"date":"2026-01-14T00:42:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T00:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=7027"},"modified":"2026-01-14T00:42:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T00:42:55","slug":"i-dont-know-how-i-wouldve-survived-this-without-his-music-he-paused-looked-down-and-then-broke-before-anyone-in-the-room-fully-understood-what-he-meant-the-te","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=7027","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI don\u2019t know how I would\u2019ve survived this without his music.\u201d He paused, looked down, and then broke. Before anyone in the room fully understood what he meant, the tears came \u2014 sudden, unguarded, impossible to stop. And with that, a memorial meant to honor the dead turned into a moment that revealed how the living are still trying to breathe. On January 29, 2025, 67 lives were lost when an American Airlines passenger jet collided with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Among the victims were 28 members of the figure skating community, returning home from the 2025 Figure Skating Championships \u2014 athletes, coaches, mentors, and family members whose absence has left a hollow silence across the sport. In the days that followed, grief arrived in waves. Vigils were held. Names were read. Flowers stacked higher by the hour. But it was during a quieter gathering \u2014 away from cameras, away from official statements \u2014 that one moment cut through everything. He stood at the podium, visibly shaking, trying to speak about the skaters he loved like family. Halfway through a sentence, his voice cracked. He stopped, pressed his lips together, and whispered, \u201cI\u2019m sorry.\u201d Then he admitted something deeply personal. In the darkest nights since the crash, he said, he kept returning to the music of a legendary country artist \u2014 someone he had grown up listening to, but never thought he\u2019d lean on like this. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t the sad songs,\u201d he explained through tears. \u201cIt was the ones about getting up again. About staying when it hurts.\u201d.. WATCH FULL VIDEO BELOW \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"

Figure Skater Maxim Naumov Loses Both Parents In Fatal Crash<\/h2>\n

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On January 29, 2025, 67 people were killed when an American Airlines passenger jet was struck by an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Among those who died were 28 members of the figure skating community who were returning from the 2025 Figure Skating Championships.<\/p>\n

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Skaters, parents, and coaches were listed among those who perished in the tragic crash. Maxim Naumov\u2019s parents, 1994 World Champions Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, were aboard that\u00a0American Airlines flight.<\/p>\n

Naumov is a gymnast-turned-ice skater three-time U.S. national medalist and the 2020 U.S. junior national champion. Just days before his parents were killed, Naumov earned a 4th place finish at the 2025 U.S. Championships. Their final social media post was expressing their pride over his accomplishment.<\/p>\n

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